May 9, 2023 - Spring Term Planning

1. Subsystems

Focus on what prototypes we will be making and how we will be testing the prototypes to ensure they meet our design requirements.

Drivetrain

Mech: V1.5 of drivetrain. Keep same design, switch to carbon fiber. Study and optimize suspension system for better decision making. Redesign joints and new adhesives for desicion making as well. Finish carbon fiber drivetrain by end of term (hard goal). Study forces on drivetrain; ensure we can sustain a 1m drop. Creating test fixture for other teams (ie. software). Figure out which motors we will be using.

Firmware: Switching encoders, before middle of term.

Electrical: PDB (2 spins). Current sense board.

Software: Test the hardware interface for the drivetrain. Test it and make sure it is working. Work on the LED matrix with the drivetrain. Setting up the drivetrain in simulation.

Arm (brief)

Software: Meshva changed arm into an action. Start working on hardware interface.

2. Sub teams

Quick run through of teams (estimate of active members) and major areas of focus for the terms

Firmware: Figure out what firmware should be written this term.

Science: Fill knowledge gaps. Bring more members up to speed on science. Implement new onboarding plans and have work/learning sessions in person. Also document learning sessions on word.

3. External Outreach

More business specific; how are we going to display our team externally? Team website? Sponsors? University funding?

Buisness team is working on social media and working on a campaign for the term. Also inter-subteam meetings for the term; boost team morale.

4. Onboarding and Knowledge Transfer

How are we going to improve onboarding (for future terms) and general knowledge transfer? Do we think our current approach is successful? How can we change that?

Peter to work with all team leads to work on onboarding training.

Action Items

Make sure the bay layout is efficient for different subteams.

Create new rover budget that contains things that are only currently on our rover.

Buy new motors

Gather list of all subteam members (leads please do this)